Example sentences of "doubts [conj] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , despite early adoption there have been considerable doubts as to the effectiveness of such rational approaches . |
| 2 | In other words , doubts as to the proper division of property at death , as well as rights between living partners , were resolved by having legal rules prescribing a formula , but only applying within the context of a sanctioned , and thereby state-controlled , relationship . |
| 3 | First , it has led to doubts as to the precise legal obligations of a doctor in a particular case . |
| 4 | These two expressions leave doubts as to the testator 's intentions . |
| 5 | And while it may be too easy to interpret some of the recent decisions on moorland ploughing in terms of political influences and the ideologies and interests that now dominate the parks , inevitably they raise doubts as to the adequacy of the testing of the issues involved . |
| 6 | The Council for the Protection of Rural England ( CPRE ) acts as the nation 's independent guard dog on such matters and has major doubts as to the benefit of these proposals should they become law . |
| 7 | The head is broadly thick-set with a mouth which leaves no doubts as to the diet . |
| 8 | She was terrified that if she poured out the tale to her husband now , he would be filled with doubts as to the extent of her previous involvement with Davis . |
| 9 | Later , when the crankshaft 's centrifuge covers were removed , great wedges of thick black tar-like oil gave rise to grave doubts as to the authenticity of the engine records which showed that only 81–1/2 hours were booked to this engine . |
| 10 | With respect to goods purchased from a non owner , this rule has been construed by the Swiss Supreme Court to mean that ‘ whenever the circumstances raise doubts as to the quality of the seller , the purchaser may no longer content himself with the mere appearance constituted by possession ; the purchaser must enquire into the seller 's capacity to convey property right ’ . |
| 11 | Translating language meanings and obtaining the desired effect , i.e. a wording immediately intelligible to listeners , is impossible , not because there are doubts as to the intended meaning of words or phrases but because the resulting translation of such words and phrases would fail to carry sense adequately in the other language . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , this attitude was probably not entirely a matter of hubris since the Treasury may well have had genuine doubts as to the potential effectiveness of planning [ Brittan , 1971 ] . |
| 13 | There was , after all , no doubts as to the aim and objective of the exercise , which was to transport the yard , in working order , to Russia . |
| 14 | Political commercials might not be as persuasive as is commonly thought , but there are few doubts as to the importance of candidate appearances on ‘ free ’ news broadcasts . |
| 15 | However , Nagel is well aware that Smith himself had doubts as to the social validity of the subjective principle and he cites a passage from The Theory of Moral Sentiments : |
| 16 | Taking up the case , The Wall Street Journal , which reports statements made by Jeanne 's son , expressed doubts as to the rectitude of the French museum 's behaviour . |
| 17 | The ambiguity was the product of two factors : unwillingness to pay for larger armed forces and doubts as to the policy of South Korea itself . |
| 18 | Many doctors expressed doubts as to the propriety of using the speculum . |
| 19 | Any lingering doubts as to the existence of rugs in antiquity were dispelled by a remarkable discovery made by the Russian archaeologist S.J. Rundenko during his excavation of a Scythian ( or possibly Turkoman ) tomb in the Altai mountain range of southern Siberia ( 1947–49 ) . |
| 20 | Two considerations ended Ferdinand 's doubts as to the possibility of defying liberalism . |
| 21 | It is clear from their context and from the structure of criminal appeals that these judicial doubts as to the right of the appellant/respondent to raise non-certified questions before the House of Lords can only refer to the situation exemplified by Berry ( No. 2 ) — viz , where grounds of appeal have been argued before but not determined by the Court of Appeal . |
| 22 | If in a potentially life threatening situation or one in which irreparable damage to the patient 's health is to be anticipated , doctors or hospital authorities are faced with a refusal by an adult patient to accept essential treatment and they have real doubts as to the validity of that refusal , they should in the public interest , not to mention that of their patient , at once seek a declaration from the courts as to whether the proposed treatment would or would not be lawful . |
| 23 | Although having doubts as to the width of the order , Woolf L.J . |
| 24 | Seventh , the justices had no doubts as to the care the grandparents could give the children but that would result in the children being separated and the justices felt very strongly that that should not happen . |
| 25 | Students ( particularly advanced students ) are frequently vexed by doubts as to the amount of detail that they should put into their answer . |
| 26 | Sir Gwilym Gibbon ( 1942 ) , a former Permanent Secretary , in Reconstruction and town and country planning had no doubts as to the efficacy of good planning and the need to follow important principles in the redevelopment that was to come . |
| 27 | The court will not validate a transaction where there are serious doubts as to the company 's solvency , such that continued trading could reduce the value of the assets to the prejudice of the company 's creditors or shareholders , such as by continuing to incur trading losses . |
| 28 | But just to prove what a bunch of contrary bastards they can still be , ‘ Arms Control Poseur ’ , combining a relentless bass drum with Smith 's diffident sneering , soars about the mêlée , shattering any doubts as to the band 's continued well-being . |
| 29 | The provisions relating to Economic and Monetary Union take the form of amendments to the EEC Treaty and therefore form an integral part of Community law ( even if one might have doubts as to the likelihood of the factual events which would trigger the final stage ) ; on the other hand , in the context of the provisions relating to political Union , a distinction was made between those matters which constituted amendments to the existing Community treaties , and those which fell outside the scope of the Communities , notably the provisions on a Common foreign and Security policy and those on co-operation in the fields of Justice and Home Affairs . |
| 30 | Along with such doubts as to the actual results of liberalization , there was increasing concern at its socio-economic consequences , particularly over the evidently growing gap between rich and poor . |